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Apple iPad for light everyday computing
Posted on 7/20/25 at 3:24 pm
Posted on 7/20/25 at 3:24 pm
Looking for a tablet that will be used specifically for banking, emails, printing documents, selling on Ebay etc. Overall just light usage light usage with a few excel spreadsheets from time to time. I don't do anything intensive just looking to replace a cheap windows desktop that is becoming a pain. What's a good option and do the ipads print wirelessly through a wireless printer? As you can tell not a very tech savvy guy. Thanks
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Posted on 7/20/25 at 6:38 pm to pittmanmt63
See if you can get an open box from best buy. Regardless of which model you choose, it will be best bang for your buck
Posted on 7/20/25 at 8:10 pm to 632627
Thanks just found an iPad 1070 12.9 pro with a fusion chip?? Looks to be a 2017 model guy wants 100 bucks pics look good no scratches dents etc. is that ok? It's a 256gb
Posted on 7/20/25 at 8:12 pm to 632627
Sorry 10.5 inch should be big enough
Posted on 7/21/25 at 6:23 am to pittmanmt63
You can get Microsoft Surface laptop from 2023 for under $300 on eBay, and you don't need to spend more money on a keyboard, stand, etc.
Posted on 7/21/25 at 8:36 am to pittmanmt63
iPad Air with a Magic Keyboard case is perfect for your requirements
Posted on 7/21/25 at 9:02 am to pittmanmt63
I've used an iPad with keyboard a few times as a travel/light computer. I've always gone back to a MacBook Air or similar eventually (my travel computer now).
The OS trade offs just weren't worth it to me and I think the weight is pretty comparable (MBA lighter than many iPad setups).
The OS trade offs just weren't worth it to me and I think the weight is pretty comparable (MBA lighter than many iPad setups).
Posted on 7/21/25 at 9:26 am to Pettifogger
IPad os 26 is supposed to fix alot of the system limitations to make it more similar to macs
Posted on 7/21/25 at 1:22 pm to pittmanmt63
Disclaimer: I use an iPad, Mac and Windows.
I'd get a MacBook Air. iPad is great for browsing viewing YouTube or Netflix etc / emailing but when you try to actually do work with it, such as Excel forget it.
IMHO, an iPad is not a replacement for a laptop.
I'd get a MacBook Air. iPad is great for browsing viewing YouTube or Netflix etc / emailing but when you try to actually do work with it, such as Excel forget it.
IMHO, an iPad is not a replacement for a laptop.
Posted on 7/24/25 at 10:27 pm to pittmanmt63
Tablets are consumption devices. Phones too, really. You can make a tablet work for doing work, but you're probably going too end up working twice as hard to do it as you would on a computer. Just my 2c.
Posted on 7/26/25 at 11:15 am to Pepperoni
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iPad is great for browsing viewing YouTube or Netflix etc / emailing but when you try to actually do work with it, such as Excel forget it.
This. The Excel/Google Sheets app do not have entirely all the same functions as the desktop app/using google sheets on a computer. They’re simplified with the most common tasks I suppose, but if you get to the point you need to do something specific and have to wait until you get back to a computer, it gets pretty frustrating
I have a Magic Keyboard and loved it at first, but after the newness of it wore off I found myself just going for my laptop instinctively again. And the weight is definitely comparable if not less depending on the laptop
ETA: if I had a MacBook Air/pro it wouldn’t even be a question. But my work laptop is a dell and I liked the convenience of responding to texts, etc on the iPad keyboard. Still got to the point where I pretty much don’t use it anymore because I got tired of carrying both around
This post was edited on 7/26/25 at 11:18 am
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